Stephen Hahn wrote: > * Ian Collins <ian at ianshome.com> [2007-05-02 17:50]: > >> Stephen Hahn wrote: >> >>> Subject implies a series of questions, but I'll ask: as the >>> community expands, there will be opportunities for developers in the >>> form of positions at various organizations interested in seeing the >>> code evolve. Is there an existing forum to which such postings >>> should be sent, or do we need a new one? >>> >>> It seems to me that genuine traffic of this kind will be low, and of >>> interest, but I know that recruiting is itself a business... >>> >>> >> I think this, or something like it is a great idea. We should have some >> way for either employers looking for staff or hardware suppliers looking >> for someone to develop drivers to reach the community. >> > > Okay. It looks like > > 1. A list is acceptable, but must be entirely moderated. > opensolaris-jobs seems the least surprising/offensive. > > 2. There need to be some published guidelines about posted positions. > For instance, postings should refer primarily to OpenSolaris > development positions, and only secondarily to a specific > distribution. > > 3. The moderators should not all be from a single organization or > business. > > I didn't quite understand Glynn's request that the posting "directly > benefit opensolaris.org". Elaboration would help. > > Questions: > > - Can jobs be related to all kinds of OpenSolaris-related work, or > just those that would involve contributions? (Is a sysadmin > position requiring familiarity with an OpenSolaris distribution > okay?) > > I think we'd have to, at least in the beginning, just to get a feel for what is out there. Maybe Glynn's request was for postings that benefit the community. The only way to find out what sort of jobs will be offered is to start the list without specific restrictions and see what gets posted. > - Can I get a mix of volunteer moderators that will "group moderate" > postings, please? (I can't tell if Sean would want to moderate a > list whose existence could make him go crazy. :) ) > > Seeing as I've been asking for something like this for ages, I'll put my hand up.
Ian
